Welder/Fabricator (Steel)

Goodwill of Colorado • Colorado Springs, CO

20h • $19 - $21

About The Position

Goodwill Staffing, a full-service staffing agency within Goodwill of Colorado, is recruiting skilled MIG Welders/Fabricators for a client. The role involves steel structure fabrication and erection, including assembly, material handling, welding, and metal cutting. The schedule is Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Pay is $19.00–$21.00 per hour, depending on experience. Goodwill Staffing offers a range of employment opportunities, including temporary-to-hire and temporary day labor positions; the specific employment arrangement for this opening is not stated.

The successful candidate can perform the listed duties safely and satisfactorily, work independently with minimal supervision, and meet the described physical demands. Technical certification or vocational training is a plus but not required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Requirements

• At least 1 year of experience in MIG welding and fabricating.
• Ability to pass a hands-on weld test that must be completed within one hour.
• D1.1 welding certification in Stick and MIG welding.
• Knowledge and experience using analog MIG welders, a chop saw, basic mill operation, and forklift operation.
• Experience using hand and power tools to cut, shape, and assemble metal components.
• Strong attention to detail and accurate measurement skills.
• Ability to lift 50–100 lbs and stand for extended periods.
• Proficiency with electric tools, grinders, metal-cutting tools, and material calculations.
• Understanding of level, plumb, and square concepts and steel erection shop drawings.
• Fall protection training and aerial lift and scissor lift training.
• Crane signaling and flagging proficiency and material rigging certification.
• Ability to sort and stage structural components, perform ground assembly, maneuver large components into precise locations, and execute work independently.

Nice To Haves

• Technical certification or vocational training.

Responsibilities

• Recognize hazards and danger zones and follow safety policies and procedures.
• Sort and stage structural components and perform ground assembly.
• Understand and carry out steel structure erection work, including complex erection requiring precise placement of large, oddly shaped components.
• Use electric tools, grinders, saws, plasma cutters, torches, and other metal-cutting tools to grind and cut metal.
• Plan and execute work independently or with minimal supervision.
• Signal and flag cranes and rig materials.
• Read steel erection shop drawings and perform material calculations.
• Cut, shape, and assemble metal components using hand and power tools.
• Meet the physical demands of lifting, carrying, pushing, pulling, reaching, bending, kneeling, crawling, squatting, climbing, walking, and standing.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Education Level: No Education Listed